Lecture

Recent shifts in the United States’ federal leadership and policy have dramatically changed the landscape for climate action and scientific research. Canadian and global researchers and policymakers face significant consequences, particularly in areas where we have relied on U.S. partnerships, funding, and data to advance climate science and action. Join the Waterloo Climate Institute for a thought-provoking panel discussion "Climate Change Research and Action in an Era of Political Turmoil" on October 9th, 2025.

As part of the Water Institute's WaterTalks lecture series, Soumya Balasubramanya, Senior Economist at The World Bank, Washington, DC, will present "Recent trends in groundwater use in South Asia: The role of technology and water-energy-food-poverty nexus tradeoffs."

This event is in person in DC 1304 with a networking reception to follow in DC 1301 (The Fishbowl).

The CareNext Coalition is hosting their next CareNext Collective virtual forum.

Presented by Manulife, the September event features a conversation about the future of healthcare robotics with Dr. Brandon J. DeHart, manager of RoboHub at the University of Waterloo. Learn what modern robotics can do today, explore what healthcare professionals should expect and demand tomorrow, and discover how Waterloo RoboHub can be a partner in co-developing real solutions that make a difference.

The video stream will begin on Slido at 12:00 p.m. Feel free to submit any questions beforehand — we encourage your participation.

We are proud to welcome Sir Andrew Steer, the 2025 TD Walter Bean professor.

Sir Steer brings decades of global climate leadership to Waterloo for a timely and thought-provoking lecture on how we as leaders, innovators, and citizens can rise to meet the world’s most pressing environmental challenges, for nature, our cities and our future.

The CareNext Coalition is hosting their next CareNext Collective virtual forum.

Presented by Manulife, the July event is a candid and constructive deep dive into Waterloo Regional Health Network’s first attempt to co-develop and implement an AI tool to support general internal medicine — a project that, while ultimately not sustained, played a pivotal role in shaping our current AI readiness and strategy.

This session is for anyone interested in learning from failure, navigating complexity and building the foundations for sustainable innovation. Open to all WRHN team members, University of Waterloo staff, faculty and partners.

WISE is pleased to announce a WISE Public Lecture with Jonathan Buonocore. Please join us in person or on Zoom for a discussion on the health co-benefits of renewable energy and climate policy. As the buildout of renewable energy has progressed, health co-benefits assessments have been conducted alongside evaluations of the health benefits resulting from changes in electricity generation. To meet our goal of keeping climate change below 2°C, current strategies under debate include electrifying other uses of fossil fuels—such as transportation and building heating and cooling—while expanding renewable energy to meet this increased electricity demand. This talk will explore recent applications of co-benefits assessments in the electrical grid and climate policy, how these methods are now being extended to buildings and transportation, and why health considerations should be more deeply integrated into energy policy.

WISE is pleased to announce a hybrid WISE Public Lecture with Dr. Osvaldo Arenas. Please join us in person or on Zoom for a discussion about the global context for sustainable aviation, the NRC Aerospace Low Emission Aviation Program, and the technological challenges, research, and projects on electrified propulsion at NRC and Canada.

🚀 Launch Your AI Career at the Waterloo.AI Job Fair – Spring 2025!

Are you a 3rd or 4th-year undergrad, Master’s, PhD, or Postdoc student at the
University of Waterloo with a focus in AI or Data Science?

Don’t miss this exclusive in-person hiring and networking event connecting
top employers with emerging AI talent.

🗓 Date: Thursday, May 22, 2025
🕒 Time: 3:00 PM – 7:00 PM EDT
📍 Location: Davis Centre (DC), University of Waterloo
🎟 Admission: FREE – Register by Friday, May 16 at 12:00 PM

Meet hiring managers actively recruiting for AI/DS roles, explore one-on-one
interview opportunities, and learn about open positions, current projects,
and research-to-industry pipelines. Hear from industry leaders during our AI
Panel and connect during the post-event networking reception.

See event page for more details and to registration!

https://uwaterloo.ca/artificial-intelligence-institute/events/waterlooai-job-fair-spring-2025

WISE is pleased to announce a virtual WISE Public Lecture with Dr. Niall Conroy. Please join us on Zoom to discuss the remarkable transformation of newborn care at Bo Government Hospital in Sierra Leone’s second-largest city. In 2013, when Niall first arrived in-country, the hospital’s children’s ward was seeing only around 10 newborns a month—despite handling 5,000 deliveries per year in a country with one of the highest neonatal mortality rates in the world. Limited services and poor outcomes led many parents and healthcare workers to believe that seeking care for sick babies was futile; most newborns died either at home or in the labour ward. Over the past decade, the hospital’s special care baby unit has been transformed. This talk will share the story of that evolution and explore how sustainable energy solutions played a key role in building a trusted, life-saving service for the community.

Join us for the launch of the CareNext Collective, a new innovation forum that brings together partners across the Waterloo Regional Health Network, the University of Waterloo, and the broader regional ecosystem. Hear from Danina Kapetanovic, Dr. Catharine Burns, and Dr. Zayna Khayat as they discuss innovation in health care, research and system transformation.